The Soloist (2008)

Director:

Joe Wright

Writers (WGA):

Susannah Grant (screenplay)
Steve Lopez (book)

Release Date:

21 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Plot:

A schizophrenic, homeless musician from Skid Row, Los Angeles dreams of playing at Walt Disney Concert Hall. |

Status:

Post-production

Comments:

Status Updated:

29 April 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Robert Downey Jr.	...	Steve Lopez
Jamie Foxx	...	Nathaniel Ayers
Catherine Keener
Stephen Root	...	Curt
Justin Martin	...	Nathaniel - Age 13-16
Tom Hollander	...	Graham Claydon
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	Sgt. Harris
Angela Featherstone	...	Commuter #1
Rachael Harris	...	Leslie
Marissa Ghavami	...	Ballerina
Lisa Gay Hamilton	...	Jennifer
Michael Bunin	...	Adam Crane
Matt Besser	...	Commuter #4
David Jean Thomas	...	Jim Trotter
Ilia Volokh	...	Mr. Barnoff
Alejandro Patino	...	Construction foreman
Meggan Anderson	...	Paper Airplane Student
Heather La Bella	...	ER Doctor
Paul Greenberg	...	Commuter #2
Tiffany Scott	...	Juilliard Student
Lejla Hadzimuratovic	...	Disney Hall Patron
Nelsan Ellis	...	David
Hallie Lambert	...	Ballerina
Karmyn Tyler	...	Juilliard Party Guest
Rob Nagle	...	Neil
Maggie Wagner	...	Mrs. Villaraigosa
Ingrid Coree	...	Nurse
Franklin Ruehl	...	Homeless man
Lemon	...	Jeremy
Kirsten Lea	...	Awards Presenter
Jeff Sutherland	...	Cowboy on Plane with Wife
Artel Kayàru	...	Leon
Wayne Lopez	...	Officer Hank
Susane Lee	...	Marisa
Kai Nuuhiwa	...	Brawling Frat Guy
Ralph Cole Jr.	...	Enraged Homeless Man
Robyn Jean Springer	...	Disney Hall patron
Ricky Marciano	...	Cop
George Meyers	...	Cop
Jules Sanchez	...	Skid Row Porta Potty Dweller
Paul Cruz	...	EMT
Edward Kiniry-Ostro	...	Craig
Patrick Tatten	...	Paul
Kitty Kreidler	...	Skid Row Homeless woman
Troy Williams	...	Cop - Hospital Scene
Holly Sherman	...	Juilliard student
Michael Maddigan	...	Brawling Frat Guy
Joshua Cabrera	...	Teenage Musician
Marcos De Silvas	...	Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Pete Ilarius	...	Disney Hall Patron
Charlie Weirauch	...	Atheist
Wally Lozano	...	Sign Spinner
Palma Lawrence Reed	...	ER Nurse
Jayce Bradley	...	Brawling Frat Guy
Esa-Pekka Salonen	...	Conductor
Francesca Kortesmaki	...	Twin violinist
Paul Edney	...	Driver
Therese Kortesmaki	...	Twin violinist
Valentyna Svyatchenko	...	Julliard Student

Also Known As:

Imagining Beethoven (USA) (working title)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

In the film, Steve Lopez is portrayed as divorced. However, his real life counterpart remains happily married. Lopez said that while having himself portrayed as recently single in the film was a bit weird, it was much more important to him that the film makers captured the themes of his articles rather than absolute facts.